strong suit
What you're best at
A strong suit is what someone does best or where their talent lies: Patience isn't my strong suit.
The term comes from card games, where your strong suit is the one with your best cards.
The phrase almost always appears in negative constructions—people more readily admit what isn't their strong suit than claim what is.
- forteArea of expertise
- wheelhouseOne's area of expertise
- metierOne's area of expertise
- competenceAdequate ability to function
- specialtyArea of expertise
area of expertise · talent · expertise · asset · bailiwick · claim to fame · knack · gift · natural ability · mastery · trump · card game · aptitude · proficiency · capability · skill · faculty · in one's element
- signature movesfinishing move, trademark, special attack, special move, signature move
- advantagesedge, leverage, upper hand, leg up, head start
- strengthsforte, talent, brawn, gift, might
strong suitweakness
Deficiency in force
weak point · shortcoming · weak spot · deficiency · failing
strong suitliability
Legal or financial obligation
handicap · drawback · hindrance · disadvantage · encumbrance
strong suitvulnerability
Openness to harm
liability · handicap · disadvantage · drawback · Achilles' heel
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